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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Maryland

8 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 2,340 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,011 and $29,521 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Maryland

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 21 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Towson has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 57 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMCP Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goucher College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. Goucher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Goucher also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher College are $9,047.

Full Goucher College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339.

Full Morgan State Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. UMBC is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UB

#2 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland ranking. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 217 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryland Institute College of Art are $49,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MICA Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 103 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Johns Hopkins University

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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